1001 MOVIE POSTERS: DESIGNS OF THE TIMES

In September, 2024, Reel Art Press released a 640-page hardback book featuring a vast collection of movie posters. Entitled, '1001 Movie Posters: Designs of the Times', this book not only includes an extensive gallery of vintage and contemporary movie posters from over 20 different countries, but in addition to this, it also includes anecdotes and information about the designers, photographers, and illustrators who worked on them, along with some relevant details for each poster. It was edited and curated by Tony Nourmand, written by Alison Elangasinghe, and comes with an introduction penned by the cultural historian, Sir Christopher Frayling. What now follows is a selection of movie posters featured in the aforementioned book. Please enjoy.

Hollywood (1923): Movie directed by James Cruze and stars Hope Drown, George K. Arthur, and Ruby Lafayette

Metropolis (1927): Movie directed by Fritz Lang and stars Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich, and Alfred Abel

The Public Enemy (1931): Movie directed by William A. Wellman and stars James Cagney, Jean Harlow, and Edward Woods

Frankenstein (1931): Movie directed by James Whale and stars Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, and Boris Karloff

King Kong (1933): Movie directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack and stars Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, and Bruce Cabot

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934): Movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock and stars Leslie Banks, Edna Best, and Peter Lorre

The 39 Steps (1935): Movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock and stars Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, and Lucie Mannheim

The Lady Vanishes (1938): Movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock and stars Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, and Paul Lukas

Casablanca (1942): Movie directed by Michael Curtiz and stars Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid

Gilda (1946): Movie directed by Charles Vidor and stars Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, and George Macready

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956): Movie directed by Don Siegel and stars Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, and Larry Gates

Star Wars (1977): Movie directed by George Lucas and stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher

The Silence of the Lambs (1991): Movie directed by Jonathan Demme and stars Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, and Scott Glenn

'1001 Movie Posters: Designs of the Times' is a 640-page hardback book edited and curated by Tony Nourmand, written by Alison Elangasinghe, and published by Reel Art Press. For further information, please feel free to check out the official Website, Instagram, and Twitter pages for Reel Art Press. Or better yet, why not pick up a copy via Amazon!

*** Please Note: The movie posters on display were sourced via the internet and are a lot sharper in the book